Where does “fua'” come from?

fua' (Uab Meto) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.

fua' (Uab Meto): fruit part of plant; food

Definitions

  1. fruit part of plant; food

Ancestry of “fua'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuaqfruit
2Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq →
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